A case of undeclared debt? Claude Lévi‐Strauss’ ambiguities and paradoxes toward analytical psychology

If his relationship to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis has been widely acknowledged, Claude Lévi‐Strauss’ rapport with C.G. Jung's analytical psychology remains quite obscure. While secondary commentary has been abundant, its approach has above all been intertextual, to the detriment of a r...

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Published inJournal of the history of the behavioral sciences Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 163 - 177
Main Author Serina, Florent
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2018
Wiley
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Analytical psychology
Anthropologists
History, Philosophy and Sociology of Sciences
Humanities and Social Sciences
Psychoanalysis
Psychology
Social Anthropology and ethnology
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Summary:If his relationship to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalysis has been widely acknowledged, Claude Lévi‐Strauss’ rapport with C.G. Jung's analytical psychology remains quite obscure. While secondary commentary has been abundant, its approach has above all been intertextual, to the detriment of a rigorously historical reading. Even if certain arguments put forward by supporters of so‐called “influence” deserve to be taken into account, especially because they highlight Lévi‐Strauss ambiguities and paradoxes toward Jung, this paper provides proof that a precise reading of the texts, with the help of recent studies on the intellectual genesis of Lévi‐Strauss, lead to reject the thesis of an unstated debt owed by the French anthropologist to the Zurich psychologist.
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ISSN:0022-5061
1520-6696
DOI:10.1002/jhbs.21908